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Oliver Cromwell
Who had a fancy funeral at the abbey in 1658?
January 1661
When was Oliver Cromwell disinterred?
between 1722 and 1745
When were the western towers built?
Nicholas Hawksmoor
Who built the western towers of the abbey?
Purbeck
What kind of marble was used for the walls and floors of the abbey?
Sir George Gilbert Scott
Under whom did the 19th century rebulding occur?
Portland stone
What were the two western towers built from?
A narthex
What was designed for the west front of the abbey but not built?
mid-20th century
When was the narthex designed?
Yevele
The abbey was without towers following the renovation by whom?
Oxford and Cambridge
Westminster Abbey was the third highest place of learning after which two places?
King James Bible Old Testament
The first third of what was translated at the abbey?
New Testament
The last half of what was also translated at the abbey?
20th century
The New English Bible was composed at the abbey during what time?
the Blitz
Westminster Abbey suffered damage during what on 15 November 1940?
Sergei Fyodorov
Who painted the icons hung in the abbey in the 1990s?
funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
What was held at the abbey on 6 September 1997?
Pope Benedict XVI
Who was the first pope to set foot in the abbey?
17 September 2010
On what date did the first pope set foot in the abbey?
Russian
What nationality was Sergei Fyodorov?
Gloucester Cathedral
Where was Henry III crowned?
1216
When was Henry III crowned?
French prince Louis
Who had taken control of London when Henry III was to be crowned?
the Pope
Who deemed Henry III's coronation to be improper?
The Archbishop of Canterbury
Who is the usual cleric for coronation ceremonies?
King Edward's Chair
What is the name of the throne used for coronation?
St Edward's Chair
What is another name for King Edward's Chair?
the Stone of Scone
Upon what are kings of Scots coronated?
Scottish nationalists
Who had stolen the Stone of Scone?
collegiate church
What kind of church is Westminster Abbey?
Queen Elizabeth I
Who created Westminster Abbey as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster?
the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
Who governs the church?
the Dean and four canons residentiary
Who are the members of the chapter of Westminster?
the Receiver General and Chapter Clerk
Who assist the chapter of Westminster?
12
How many lay vicars are there?
10
How many choristers are there at the abbey?
1970s
When was the office of Priest Vicar created?
Edward the Confessor
Henry III rebuilt the abbey in honour of whom?
1760
When did George II of Great Britain die?
a royal saint
Who was Edward the Confessor?
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
Where was Henry VI buried?
Leicester Cathedral
Where was Richard III buried?
inside chapels
Where were aristocrats buried from the Middle Ages?
master of the King's Works
Geoffrey Chaucer was employed as what?
in the abbey
Henry Purcell was buried where?
Admiral Robert Blake
Oliver Cromwell began buring national figures in the abbey starting with whom?
Isaac Newton
Who was buried in the abbey on 4 April 1727?
Charles Darwin
Who was buried in the abbey on 26 April 1882?
William Wilberforce
Who was buried in the abbey on 3 August 1833?
William Pitt
Who was buried next to William Wilberforce?
cremated
In the early 20th century it became more common to bury what kind of remains?
1905
In what year was Sir Henry Irving cremated?
Frances Challen
Who was buried in the south choir aisle in 2014?
Percy Family
What family has the Northumberland Vault?
11 November 1920
When was The Unknown Warrior buried?
At the east end of the Lady Chapel
Where is the memorial chapel of the airmen of the RAF?
the Battle of Britain
The memorial chapel of the airmen of the RAF has a window for what?
Tudor stained glass window
The window for the Battle of Britain replaced what that was destroyed?
Saturday September 6, 1997
When was the formal funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales?
Sunday
When was a second public service held for Princess Diana?
Catherine Walker
Who designed Diana's dress?
Mother Teresa
Who gave Diana the rosary beads?
Westminster School and Westminster Abbey Choir School
What are also in the precincts of Westminster Abbey?
the Pope
Who required the Benedictine monks to maintain a charity school?
1179
When were the Benedictine monks required to maintain a charity school?
Westminster Abbey Choir School
The choirboys of the abbey are trained where?
Harrison & Harrison
Who built the organ?
1937
When was the organ built?
the coronation of King George VI
When was the organ first used?
pipework
What was included in the new organ from the previous Hill organ of 1848?
John Loughborough Pearson
Who designed the two organ cases?
the Celestial Organ
What part of the organ is not connected or playable?
1971
When were the bells overhauled?
Ten
How many bells make up the abbey ring?
1971
When were the ten bells cast?
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Who cast the abbey bells?
Robert Mot
Who cast the two service bells?
1585 and 1598
When were the two service bells cast?
1738
When was the Sanctus bell cast?
Richard Phelps and Thomas Lester
Who cast the Sanctus bell?
in the refectory
Where is the "dish bell" kept?
Henry III
Under whom was the chapter house built?
Sir George Gilbert Scott
Who restored the chapter house in 1872?
Geometrical Gothic style
What style is the octagonal chapter house?
crypt
There is an octagonal what below the chapter house?
vaulted
What kind of ceiling is in the chapter house?
4-light quatre-foiled windows
What kind of windows are in the chapter house?
the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
The architecture of the chapter house is contemporary with what?
mid-13th-century
What kind of tiled pavement is in the chapter house?
1050
A door in the vestible dates back to when?
the 14th century
When were the exterior flying buttresses added?
King's Great Council and the Commons
Who else met in the chapter house?
The Pyx Chamber
What formed the undercroft of the monks' dormitory?
the late 11th century
When does the Pyx Chamber date to?
the Trial of the Pyx
When were newly minted coins presented to ensure they met standards?
English Heritage
The Pyx Chamber and chapter house are under guardianship of whom?
the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
Who cares for and manages the Pyx Chamber and chapter house?
repairs
English Heritage has funded what for the chapter house?
The Westminster Abbey Museum
What is located in the vaulted undercroft beneath the monks' dormitory?
1065
The area the museum occupies dates back to when?